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American Federalism

Should Assaulting a Police Officer Be a Federal Crime?

Congress is considering making the assault of a police officer a federal crime. Ilya Somin argues that the bill is both unnecessary and poses a…

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Redistricting Update

The Brennan Center for Justice tracks the status of redistricting litigation across the nation. The Center has recently updated its report, reflecting the latest news…

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A Political Reckoning for the SALT Cap?

Richard Grossman writes that the Trump administration claimed that capping the state and local tax (SALT) deduction in the new tax law would end the…

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The States’ Role in Climate-Change Regulation

JIm Malatras of the Rockefeller Institute of Government has authored a report assessing possible ways that the states, rather than the federal government, could become…

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Study of the Changing Nature of State and Local Relations

The California Supreme Court Historical Society has released its annual journal. The issue includes a study of the evolving nature of federalism, viewed through…

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Supreme Court Allows Sports Betting

The Supreme Court has struck down a 1992 federal law that banned commercial sports betting in most states. Ilya Somin looks beyond the effect…

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Cost Shifting from the States to the Federal Government

Chris Pope writes that cost shifting from state governments to the federal government has come to dominate the budgetary process at the state level,…

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California Conservatives Push Back Against Sanctuary Law

Opposition to California's sanctuary law is growing among the state's conservative residents and political leaders. Some argue that the law has created a public…

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Doctrine Proposed to Address Abdication of Federal Responsibilities

Justin Weinstein-Tull writes that many states abdicate their federal responsibilities to local governments, then stifle local dissent to such action. This, he contends, has…

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Can the Federal Judiciary Reverse Puerto Ricans’ Disenfranchisement?

A denial of an en banc request related to the possible right of Puerto Ricans to vote in federal elections has sparked a series of dissents by the judges…

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New Jersey Poised to Implement Individual Mandate

New Jersey is the first state to pass a bill, expected to be signed by the governor, that requires individuals to have health insurance. The…

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Federalism and Constitutional Criminal Law

Brenner M. Fissell considers the imbalance that exists between constitutional criminal law (i.e., substantive law) and constitutional criminal procedure. This imbalance has resulted in a…

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Federalism and Welfare

William H. Paul contends that the Trump administration's support of state-level work requirements for public-food assistance marks a move toward revitalizing federalism and the Tenth…

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